Book cover for Daimon and Pharmakon: Essays on the Nexus of Entheogens and the Occult by Daniel A Schulke and Erik Davis

Daimon and Pharmakon

Essays on the Nexus of Entheogens and the Occult

2025 Released
272 Pages
4-6 Hours
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Three Hands PressISBN 9781945147258
Daimon and Pharmakon contains thirteen cutting-edge essays on the contribution of psychoactive substances to occult and esoteric spiritual traditions.

Featuring prominent authors in the fields of entheogens and new religious movements, it will be of interest to students of the Occult, Comparative Religion, Psychedelia, Noetic Sciences, Altered States of Consciousness. The articles examine the role of chemically-altered consciousness in spirituality, particularly in traditions of magic and occult philosophy such as witchcraft, ceremonial magic, and syncretic religion. Sections on history, theory, practice, and specific entheogenic agents are examined.

Daniel A Schulke

Daniel A. Schulke is an author exploring the spiritual and occult properties of plants, and their effects on human consciousness.

His articles have appeared in various journals including Starfire, Wyrd, The Cauldron, Abraxas and Fiddler's Green. His latest book, The Green Mysteries, is a compendium of of over 400 plants and their occult dimensions.

Erik Davis

ERIK DAVIS is a scholar, journalist, and public speaker best known for his cultural analysis and creative explorations of esoteric mysticism. Davis has written about music, art, film, pop culture, and technology for Spin, Details, Rolling Stone, and Wired magazines. He is the author of Led Zeppelin IV (2005), The Visionary State: A Journey Through California's Spiritual Landscape (2006), and Nomad Codes: Adventures in Modern Esoterica (2010), and co-edited The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick (2011). Davis has appeared in a number of documentaries about technology and countercultural topics, including DMT: The Spirit Molecule, Electronic Awakening, and The Source. Along with Maja D'Aoust, he hosts a weekly podcast devoted to the "cultures of consciousness" called Expanding Mind, which is part of the Progressive Radio Network.

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